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Covid-19 vaccine roll-out expected in less than 3 months in UK: Report
Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope regulators approve it before the beginning of 2021
1 min read3 Oct 2020EU agency starts 'rolling review' to speed OK for Covid-19 vaccine
The EU regulator said instead of waiting for all of the required vaccine data to be submitted before beginning its assessment, the EMA has begun analyzing the preliminary information from scientists on the Oxford vaccine
2 min read1 Oct 2020Medicine factories are yet to get back to 50% of capacity
Most medicine factories are running at 50% of capacity or less because of the lack of manpower and also because local authorities are not giving permission for the units to functionIndustry officials believe the situation could deteriorate for the industry if the nationwide lockdown continues
1 min read29 Apr 2020Pharma distribution chains trip over hurdles to logistics
Chemists worry that disruption may worsen as local authorities hamper shipmentsShipments from factories affected as staff is either not turning up or being stopped by police
2 min read26 Mar 2020Economic Survey: Free medicines not really free for most patients
More than 60% of the patients are still forced to pay for some of the medicines they receive
3 min read2 Feb 202049 medicine samples fail regulator’s quality tests
A sample of Torrent Pharma’s anti-hypertension drug Lorvas also failed the testDuring the inspections in Dec, the CDSCO also found a counterfeit sample of Abbott India’s Udiliv 300
1 min read15 Jan 2020NPPA raises ceiling price of 21 essential medicines by 50%
These essential life saving medicines include BCG vaccine, anti-malaria drug Chloroquine, anti-leprosy drug DapsoneThe increase in prices of these key drugs was on account of a sharp rise in the cost of active pharmaceutical ingredients from China
2 min read13 Dec 2019Govt working on policy to allow OTC drugs sale on retail outlets
Govt’s advisory board for pharmaceutical policy to consider allowing sale of certain OTC medicines at retail outletsLast month, a panel had recommended that the government should define OTC drugs in the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules
1 min read29 Oct 2019Govt initiates new process to identify essential medicines
Committee to meet stakeholders tomorrow to shortlist drugs that should be available in assured qualityStakeholders have been asked for their feedback on cardiology and cancer drugs
2 min read23 Jul 2019Health ministry prepares rebuttal to USTR's counterfeit medicines report
Dismissing the report, Arun Singhal, Additional Secretary in the health ministry told Mint that the government is in the process of drafting a rebuttalIn its latest Special 301 report released by the USTR, it claimed that India and China were the leading sources of counterfeit medicines
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared